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Re: sasl works but complains of no user in db

From: Patrick Ben Koetter (pstate-of-mind.de)
Date: Sun Oct 03 2004 - 16:12:40 CDT


* J.D. Bronson <jbronsonwixb.com> [041003 23:09]:
> >> -- active services in /etc/postfix/master.cf --
> >> # service type private unpriv chroot wakeup maxproc command + args
> >> # (yes) (yes) (yes) (never) (100)
> >> smtp inet n - y - - smtpd -v
> >
> >you run smtpd chrooted. GEt it out of the chroot while you try to get
> >SMTP AUTH going. Later you can go for more complex setups.
> >
> >What are the permissions on sasldb?
> >It is /etc/sasldb2?
> >
> >prick
>
> I tried chrooted and not. NO DIFFERENCE. :-(
>
> /etc/sasldb2 is mode 640 and postfix:postfix.
> I dont need to 'share' this file with anything else at least.
>
> I have noted in another email, that when sasldb2 is created with BDB,
> postfix has no complaints.
>
> but if I use NDBM to create sasldb2 file(s) - then it complains, but
> still authenticates.
>
> thanks for your efforts so far. This seems weird. I am not the only
> one who has seen this though, yet google does not report any answers
> either....

This is real strange and I have to admit I don't have an answer either.

Sorry,

prick

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